TERMS AND CONDITIONS

                 Early Bird Registration is Now Open!

Welcome to this years Early Bird Registration for the 18th Annual Stop The Violence Basketball Tournament®.  This event will be held on Sat. July 25th & Sun. 26th, 2026 in Newport News, VA. Please take the time to read and go over our terms and conditions with your teammates, point of contact and/or team sponsor.

This is a double elimination basketball tournament. There will be 16 teams competing in this tournament. The players are males 18 years and older. This tournament will be held inside of 2 gymnasiums in the same building. Our terms are as follows;

EARLY BIRD DEAL ONLY:

*This early bird special is only available for a limited time*

  • Early bird registration allows your team to sign up FREE until March 1, 2026. It will hold your team spot. You have until March 1st to take advantage of this early bird deal. After that, you can still register but the terms will change to our regular registration rules. 

DEPOSIT:

Early bird team fee is $175, however when signing up, no money is due upfront until the due date for the deposit. *The deposit is due March 15th, only for those who signed up under the early bird deal. All early bird payments will be paid via a PayPal link we will send to the point of contact emails that was used to sign up.*

  • A nonrefundable deposit of $100 will be due on March 15th, 2026 for the early bird deal. This deposit needs to be paid in order to lock in on the early bird deal price and hold your team spot in this tournament. The remaining $75 is due June 8th, 2026.  **Early bird registration will end March 1st, 2026.**
  • The nonrefundable $100 deposit will secure your team spot in the tournament until June 2026 when the remainder of the team fee is due and paid off.

***FYI: If you would like to put more down for your deposit, you can do so.

  • Your team will have until June 8th, 2026 to pay the remaining $75 balance due (if fee was not paid in full during the initial sign up). If the balance is not received than we reserve the right to give up your team spot to another team who wants to register. FYI: Once balances has been paid in full, the total amount is now also nonrefundable.

TOURNAMENT RULES:

  • All teammates on the same team must have the exact same team jersey tops (uniformed t-shirts are allowed as team jerseys).  **NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE! There could be a $40 fine if jerseys/shirts do not match and your team may forfeit the Stop The Violence Basketball Tournament® game**
  • Each team must have at least 6 male players, 18yrs & up, in order to qualify to play in the tournament.) **Not to exceed 11 male players per team**.
  • Teams are allowed up to 2 coaches, to coach their games and that does not affect the maximum allowed to the team rule. However, if there are 11 players and a coach, the coach cannot act as an additional player, playing in the basketball game.
  • Only teammates listed on your roster that you will turn in at least one day prior to the tournament date, are permitted to play in the tournament games. NO EXCEPTIONS! If changes need to be made to your roster, please call 757-349-6806 or email stvbball@gmail.com to make the necessary changes. 
  • Only teammates and coaches listed on rosters are permitted free entry on tournament dates. All family members & friends shall pay the entry fee.
  • We ask all players/team members to arrive one hour prior to their scheduled game times, so check-ins can go as smooth as possible.
  • Please understand that we will not tolerate any fighting, arguing, or any other inappropriate or violent behavior from the teams while on the premises during this event. Doing so will result in being kicked out of the tournament games and future tournaments from Stop The Violence Basketball Tournament® events.
  • First place winners will receive a team championship trophy.

We look forward to hosting your team this year. Good luck players! 

                             

       Click button below to grab your team spot!

 

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